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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hello all,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Following your robust discussion yesterday, staff has prepared updated text for Section III.2.g.2 of the
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wtLVcyWhyrCaYl1iqlAncaIyrqpS--0aPCTjpwMue7I/edit?usp=sharing">Discussion Draft v2</a><span style="color:black"> document</span>. We recognize your discussion on
this topic is ongoing; <span style="color:black">this proposed update is intended to capture your discussions to date and provide a potential basis for final agreement.
</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please review the proposed
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">update<span style="color:black"> below and respond on the mailing list with your
</span>questions, <span style="color:black">red lines, </span>or other needs. <span style="color:black">
Thank you.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Kind regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Christian (on behalf of Melissa Allgood and the staff team supporting this Facilitated Dialogue)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Current text:
</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">III.2.g. Demonstrate the requirement of representativeness OR of non anti-competitive behavior. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For “representativeness”, applicants must demonstrate that the applicant represents all or a significant part of the businesses (or has their agreement) in the industry or grouping related to the closed generic term.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For “non anti-competitive behavior”, an applicant must commit that its use of this closed generic gTLD will be consistent with principles of competitive neutrality, non-discrimination and transparency. </span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Proposed Update: </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For “non anti-competitive behavior”, an applicant must commit that its use of this closed generic gTLD will be consistent with principles of competitive neutrality, non-discrimination and transparency. This commitment
must be reflected in the registry operator’s contract with ICANN, which may be in the form of a Code of Conduct or as part of a specification to the extent that one is developed to govern a registry operator’s use of a closed generic gTLD.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Explanatory Note:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This criterion builds on the requirements that applicants of closed generic gTLDs must state their public interest goal(s) and intended purpose for the gTLD, and the intended
purpose(s) must not be to solely exclude other parties from using the gTLD or to serve the applicant’s own commercial interests. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In addition, the group recognizes that the nature of a closed generic gTLD involves exclusive registry access to second-level domains under that gTLD string. The group affirms
that this criterion is intended to ensure that an applicant does not misuse its control of a closed generic gTLD to undermine the public interest. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The group also affirms that exclusive registry access and single entity control of a closed generic gTLD does not, in and of itself, violate the principles of competitive
neutrality, non-discrimination or transparency.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In light of the above: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“Competitive neutrality” in this regard means that the applicant will not use its control of the closed generic gTLD to gain an advantage in the market or segment of the
public toward which its use of the gTLD is directed, to the detriment of its competitors and other entities also operating in that market or sector. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“Non-discrimination” in this regard means that the applicant will act fairly in respect of all third parties that also provide the same goods, information or services to
the same target market or segment of the public, [and will not exclude access to its goods, information or services on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, or other attribute generally recognized as protected categories or classes of people]. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“Transparency” in this regard means that the applicant will operate its closed generic gTLD in a manner consistent with these principles by establishing, publishing, and
adhering to policies governing its provision of goods, services or information through the gTLD.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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